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Because they come from a less-than-average background and had to earn everything they own, my parents have always pushed me to the limit. My parents often view my life as one easier than theirs. They believe I have an assortment of opportunities beckoning at the door and if I choose to embrace these opportunities, I would be catapulted to startling platforms.
Right from elementary school, my parents had always stressed the importance of hard work - especially in my academics. I was encouraged to excel in all endeavors, persevere, and have a positive influence on others by setting a good example. I remember falling off the top five, (I was sixth in my class to be precise) and being harangued by my parents to work harder.
At first, I viewed their relentless push as overzealous and excessive but I thought they were just being parents. So, I tried to please them by getting high grades, working hard, and setting a worthy example for my siblings. As I grew older and more in touch with reality, I continued conforming to their wishes till I realized my parents' constant reverberations were for my own good. I had just attained nine distinctions and a credit in my NECO examinations (a national exam taking by students in Year Nine). It suddenly dawned on me that it was my name and not my parents' that was written on my certificate. They got nothing for their encouragement or criticism towards my success. At most, all they felt was pride in their motivation towards it.
I then realized I needed to work hard in school not for them but so I could have a sparkling future. I realized that their haranguing every time I fell short of expectations was to enable me embrace the virtues of perseverance and hard work so when I fail I don't give up but attack the problem from a different perspective. I realized that setting a worthy example for my siblings and having a positive influence on them would aid me in changing lives and communities for the better. I now work with increased zeal in my academic work, take challenging classes and try to incorporate values that may be of use in the future with the hope of having a bright future and positively affecting my family, community, and world at large.
My parents' initial 'stressing' has now become my own guide; it has encompassed my very essence and is constantly shaping every action I undertake, and in the long run, my dreams and aspirations. Through their overzealous and excessive expectations, I now have a vision as an Electrical Engineer, one who would change the world with his work and service to humanity. Though my parents and I view life from different standpoints, our separate worlds have converged and thus helped me develop values and attributes essential for success in the world.
Because they came from from a less than average background and having to earn everything they own, my parents have always pushed me to the limit
Beginning in elementary school
I continued to conform to their wishes and as I grew older and more in touch with reality,
As I grew older and more in touch with reality, I continued comforning to their wishes realizing my parents'...
